Half of the 12 waterways excavated under a development project have already been abandoned due to the lack of necessary navigability, according to a report of Shipping and Communication Reporters Forum. The organisation on Tuesday revealed the summary of the report through a press release. The dredging department of Bangladesh Inland Water
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Child deaths increase by 17pc in road crashes: SCRF
Dhaka, The number of children killed in road crashes in Bangladesh has increased by 16.6 percent in the second quarter (April-June) of this year compared to the first three months, according to a media organization report released on Friday. The death of women in road accident decreased by 8.53 percent during
Graft behind BIWTA’s failure in river digging: SCRF
Though the government has allocated sufficient funds for river excavation and dredging, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority has not been able to show the expected success due to inefficiency, mismanagement, irregularities and corruption, according to a report of Shipping and Communication Reporters Forum (SCRF). SCRF on Monday disclosed the gist of
60 percent of Dhaka’s Eid holiday makers to go by road: SCRF
About 1.5 crore people are expected to leave Dhaka including Dhaka North, Dhaka South, Gazipur and Narayanganj city corporations during Eid-ul-Fitr. Sixty percent of them will go by road and the rest by waterways and railways, according to a report of Shipping and Communication Reporters Forum (SCRF) released on Thursday. However, the
579 killed in bike accidents in 3 months: SCRF
Around 1,484 people were killed and 2,485 others injured in 1,302 road crashes across the country in last three till March 31 this year. It means, 16 (16.48) people died on average per day during the period. During the period the number of accidents involving motorcycles was the highest. Some 579 people died